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Dr Angshu Bhowmik routinely uses point-of-care ultrasound to help guide pleural procedures. Ultrasound guidance is now routinely used for pleural procedures, with current British Thoracic Society guidelines stating that all pleural drain insertions and aspirations should be performed using the technique. Consultant chest physician specialising in lung cancer and COPD at Homerton University Hospital Dr […]

Toshiba Medical Systems account manager Colin Pellow, veterinary nurse Sophie Dennis, practice partner Glenn Bengtson, veterinary nurse Natalie Bennie and practice partner Clive Swainsbury. Independent veterinary practice Forest Veterinary Centre in Epping, Essex, has invested in a Toshiba Aquilion Lightning 16-slice CT scanner.  The practice specialises in small animal work and extended its premises with […]

Philips UKI account manager, imaging systems Sally Maclachlan, imaging service lead Philippa Willis, radiographers Andrew Derrington and Rebecca Pinner, Philips UKI DXR applications specialist Alex Randle and radiographers Kathryn Cook and Penny Bennion. Good Hope Hospital, part of Heart of England NHS Trust, has replaced 14-year-old radiography equipment with a DigitalDiagnost HP wireless room and […]

Toshiba Medical Systems ultrasound applications specialists Erica Oliver and Helen Lockyer, consultant radiologist Dr Luke Wheeler and radiographic helper (RDA) Matthew Gallivan. University Hospital of Wales (UHW) has received a Toshiba Aplio 500 ultrasound scanner equipped with Smart Fusion technology.  The technology is utilised in conjunction with ultrasound for biopsies of the prostate and UHW […]

Some of the delegates convene after an MR-guided tour of the brain. Delegates at the University of Liverpool’s MR Anatomy for Radiotherapy CPD study day took part in dynamic facilitation and in-depth learning at the start of the first MR anatomy course designed specifically for radiotherapy professionals. Fun prize quizzes, a relaxed format and plenty […]

Medical imaging directorate manager Simon Ainsworth and Fujifilm Medical Systems UK general manager Adrian Waller. Barnsley Breast Imaging Service (BIS) and Fujifilm say they have worked together in order to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and forged an exceptional partnership. In 2012 Barnsley BIS took delivery of two new Fujifilm Amulet mammography systems.  “The service was […]

Back row from left, sonographer Karen Lomas, Toshiba Medical Systems ultrasound sales specialist Jo Bertelsen, sonographer Shama Bi Ali, superintendent sonographer Wendy Hall, sonographers Penny Halmshaw, Naomi Titley and Gemma Powley, Toshiba clinical applications specialist Louise Higgins and midwife Carol Cahill.  In front are lead sonographer Jacqui Lee, sonographer James Chan and midwife Penny Fleming. […]

Pictured with IEL’s Usman Younus (fourth from right) are members of the radiotherapy team Julie Kilkenny, Tina Hales, Hannah Augustus (behind), Jessica Ford, Sofia Parveen, Clare Holland, Emma Page, Sandip Sidhu, Ben Allen, Rasheeq Aziz and Dr Steven Watkins. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) has taken delivery of a Civco BPL One immobilisation system from […]